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more cia findings. that is kind of an interesting. the press is let him get away with it. >> no more people who have been killed by drones than water boarding lou: that is a terrific point. the likelihood is we're going to see it continue. the question is what will be the result as we watch the hearings unfold beginning tomorrow and on to wednesday? >> i do. >> i think a 50 / 50 proposition . republicans actually put their money where their mouths are and hold on this. it brinnin i think it's through unfortunately. lou: some clashes. doing his job. a leader. >> i think he buys the farm. he's going to have a problem. lou: thank you. we appreciated. that's it for us tonight. we want you to join us tomorrow. a preview of the state of the union. we will be joined by republican national committee chairman. a unique perspective. thank you for joining us and we will see you tomorrow. good night from the york. suddenly, she does something unexpected and you see the woman you fell in love with. she's everything to you. but your erectile dysfun
more cia findings. that is kind of an interesting. the press is let him get away with it. >> no more people who have been killed by drones than water boarding lou: that is a terrific point. the likelihood is we're going to see it continue. the question is what will be the result as we watch the hearings unfold beginning tomorrow and on to wednesday? >> i do. >> i think a 50 / 50 proposition . republicans actually put their money where their mouths are and hold on this. it...
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so do the families of the ambassador, christopher stephens, shaun smyth, cia operatives who gave up their lives trying to save others. this president does not want to talk about that. operation fast and furious. number two. fast and furious. it eludes notice, the notice of an, but, in fact, our attorney general, the number one, the number one law enforcement of -- outfit in the country is still in content -- contempt of congress for failing to turn over documents relating to that cost atf justice department gun running program that the minister. house republicans don't want the documents. the next jury and the issue is scheduled for -- there seems to be a lack of interest here, but i am sure that that would go down as not transparent in any reasonable person's mind. and the epa, the epa, now the president mentions epa and the males, and that's the curious case because with all of the attention a round of the nominees by the president to head the departmnt ofefense, the cia, the list goes on, but also, the epa. it needs a new adminator. he may not have noticed. lisa jackson, the controvers
so do the families of the ambassador, christopher stephens, shaun smyth, cia operatives who gave up their lives trying to save others. this president does not want to talk about that. operation fast and furious. number two. fast and furious. it eludes notice, the notice of an, but, in fact, our attorney general, the number one, the number one law enforcement of -- outfit in the country is still in content -- contempt of congress for failing to turn over documents relating to that cost atf...
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lou: within that context, john brennan to be the head of the cia. we listened to the outgoing defense secretary, panetta, say that the president of the united states and the secretary of state were not involved in the entire period in washington, d.c. in the -- in the benghazi attack, acknowledging for the first time. we have some -- first, your reaction to that revelation by secretary panetta. >> well, first of all, what seems to be the problem is the decision by the administration not to identify the threat before they strike. that's huge. meaning in libya, according to the cables we read, we did not see that this is a threat, and if we don't see that this is a threat, we don't actually -- we are not prepared. lou: i have to say that we don't see that as a threat when we watched the british embassy be bombed, the british ambassador attacked, watched the international red cross withdrawal from benghazi, what -- how large a tyke would be writ in order for us to get the message? this is 5 -- a frightening, frightening episode. >> we're not looking at
lou: within that context, john brennan to be the head of the cia. we listened to the outgoing defense secretary, panetta, say that the president of the united states and the secretary of state were not involved in the entire period in washington, d.c. in the -- in the benghazi attack, acknowledging for the first time. we have some -- first, your reaction to that revelation by secretary panetta. >> well, first of all, what seems to be the problem is the decision by the administration not...
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all of the attention a round of the nominees by the resident to head the department of defense, the cia, the list goes on, but also, the epa. it needs a new administrator. he may not ave noticed. lisa jackson, the controversial head of the epa resigned in december. apparently in part over allegatis that she was using an alias e-mail account to conduct official business, business that she wanted set apparently hide from the prying eyes of congress. not exactly transparency, is it? and the freedom of information act, the freedom of affirmation act, it is tough to claim it. this is the most transparent administration in history when a recent study found a 28% increase in lawsuits under this president. in lawsuits against the state dertment alone have more than doubled. transparency? like essay. i am very impressed by this president. he mentions mr. locks, too. log spirit to adjust all the locks. visitor locks. and he was talking about how everybody knows was going on. in that the liberal chad the left-wing website politico says obama's aides are still holding meetings with lobbyists. i gue
all of the attention a round of the nominees by the resident to head the department of defense, the cia, the list goes on, but also, the epa. it needs a new administrator. he may not ave noticed. lisa jackson, the controversial head of the epa resigned in december. apparently in part over allegatis that she was using an alias e-mail account to conduct official business, business that she wanted set apparently hide from the prying eyes of congress. not exactly transparency, is it? and the...
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the fbi interviewed the survivors two days after the attack in germany and the cia never called the fbi for weeks wanting the results of the interview before they made their assessments. we are going back to the pre9/11 mentality of where we treat this as a law enforcement function and the fbi and cia never talked to each other which is dangerous. benghazi was system failure before, during and after. >> chris: senate republicans also talking about holding up the nomination of john brennan the president's chief counter terrorism advisor to head the cia and rand paul your colleague who will be on after the break says one of the things he wants to be sure is that a president can't order a drone attack against an american citizen without a judicial review. is senator paul wrong? >> i think the worst thing in the world is to have the courts decide who to target in the war on terrorism. courts are not military commanders. the commander in chief has the right under law and authorization to use military force to designate the enemy. i think we do need drones to patrol our borders but i don't th
the fbi interviewed the survivors two days after the attack in germany and the cia never called the fbi for weeks wanting the results of the interview before they made their assessments. we are going back to the pre9/11 mentality of where we treat this as a law enforcement function and the fbi and cia never talked to each other which is dangerous. benghazi was system failure before, during and after. >> chris: senate republicans also talking about holding up the nomination of john brennan...
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bottom of it even if it means blocking the confirmations of the secretary of defense as well as the cia director all important decisions that need to be fulfilled. he believes president obama cause disengaged during the attack in benghazi that he could have done more to help save the lives of chris stevens. he could wihave place add phone call request with the president of libya and demand they be allowed to rescue americans under the attack at the consulate on the night of september 11th. >> i don't believe we should let brennan or hagel be confirmed until the white house gives us an accounting. if the president ever calls anybody on the phone to help these folks? what did the president do? the families need to know the american people need to know. >> it is not unwarranted to stop for attempt to try and stop the secretary of defense or the cia director. we need chuck hagel who is qualified to be the secretary of defense. >> president obama nominated chuck hagel to goibecome the ne secretary of defense and brennan to become the next cia director. he will not filibuster but vows to vied
bottom of it even if it means blocking the confirmations of the secretary of defense as well as the cia director all important decisions that need to be fulfilled. he believes president obama cause disengaged during the attack in benghazi that he could have done more to help save the lives of chris stevens. he could wihave place add phone call request with the president of libya and demand they be allowed to rescue americans under the attack at the consulate on the night of september 11th....
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soon to be cia chief john brennan went through a confirmation hearing a cat calls and protests but it's still hard to tell where the architect of the targeted assassination program. plus concerns arise if the u.s. missile defense shield is. the goal repelling any possible strike from iran. syria. and russia countdown to the two thousand and four winter olympics with. spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a. lot for moscow recapping the week's top stories. to have you with us. egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and threatened to storm the presidential palace the protesters accuse mohamed morsi of not upholding the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago but turmoil has also been fueled by view authorities decision to block the video sharing web site you tube in the country for a month over its anti islam content but as artie's beltre reports the decision is only likely to inflame more tensions. there's been a lot of condemnation of the by protest movement we see
soon to be cia chief john brennan went through a confirmation hearing a cat calls and protests but it's still hard to tell where the architect of the targeted assassination program. plus concerns arise if the u.s. missile defense shield is. the goal repelling any possible strike from iran. syria. and russia countdown to the two thousand and four winter olympics with. spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing...
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soon to be cia chief john brennan went through a confirmation hearing this week but made a cat calls and protests and it's still hard to tell where the architect of the targeted assassination program will take america's spy bureau. concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas let's get right to your top stories egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and threatened to storm the presidential palace the protesters. cuse mohamed morsi of not upholding the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago the turmoil has also been fueled by the authorities decision to block the video sharin
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you can find it on-line, cia officers memorial fan dation. go there. it is a very important organization. >> awesome. diane, where can our viewers watch you every morning? >> every morning imus in the morning monday through friday 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 5 ooment 45 for fox and friends. >> and bill i pick on you because i love you, you know that, right? >> there is pleasure in pain so i will take it. >> back to you, andy. >> thanks, jedediah. a special thanks to diane
you can find it on-line, cia officers memorial fan dation. go there. it is a very important organization. >> awesome. diane, where can our viewers watch you every morning? >> every morning imus in the morning monday through friday 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 5 ooment 45 for fox and friends. >> and bill i pick on you because i love you, you know that, right? >> there is pleasure in pain so i will take it. >> back to you, andy. >> thanks, jedediah. a special...
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soon to be cia chief john brennan went through a confirmation hearing this week but made a cat calls and protests and it's still hard to tell where the architect of the targeted assassination program will take america's spy bureau. concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas let's get right to your top stories egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and threatened to storm the presidential palace the protesters accuse mohamed morsi of not upholding the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago the turmoil has also been fueled by the authorities decision to block the video sharing web site you tu
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the cia is not supposed to assassinate people on american soil. and, the department of defense is not allowed to act on american soil because of the act and the american law says they can't do this but the president, all he'll say is he doesn't intend to do this. it is like him to saying, i don't intend to override the second amendment but i might. that is -- >> let me interrupt for a second. i thought you were objecting to drone strikes on american citizens on foreign soil as well. is that not true? >> i'm primarily asking, the primary question is, americans on american soil, can the president kill them with a drone strike from the program. it is blatantly illegal and i would think most americans would want to be -- have their day in court, and so i disagree with senator graham. if you live in america, you ought to get your day in court before hellfire missile comes down on your house... >> chris: i'm confused, sir, why would we need a drone strike? the reason for that is we don't have people on the ground -- if we knew where an al-qaeda operativ
the cia is not supposed to assassinate people on american soil. and, the department of defense is not allowed to act on american soil because of the act and the american law says they can't do this but the president, all he'll say is he doesn't intend to do this. it is like him to saying, i don't intend to override the second amendment but i might. that is -- >> let me interrupt for a second. i thought you were objecting to drone strikes on american citizens on foreign soil as well. is...
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and so, the one-- the one difference between the state department compound and the cia annex, the cia had a very heavily fortified position. they had their act together when it comes to security and throughout the night, they were sending off small attacks, and then, you know, 5 a.m., the team from tripoli comes up and it's important to-- the team from tripoli is important because here you have a group of cia operators which included glenn doherty who were trying desperately to get up to benghazi, you look at why it's important because ultimately the two j stock, special operations guys, they had the device called a rover which essentially it beams down the predator drone for the device and now they have increased situational awareness on the ground at the cia annex and they ultimately made the call, when they saw that more and more attackers were amassing outside of the gates. glenn went up to the roof, saw ty, they embraced and still engaged in the fight and got bracketed by three mortar rounds. the first one hit ty killing him. second one hit glenn and the third one injured one of
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first of all during my time as director of the cia and secretary of defense, i have seen firsthand how modern tools like remotely piloted platforms inside versus doneness have changed the way wars are fought and given our men and women, the ability to engage the enemy and change the course of battle, even from afar, i've always felt , having seen the great work that they do day in and day out, but those who perform in an outstanding manner should be recognized. unfortunately, metals that they otherwise might be eligible for simply does not recognize that kind of contribution. and for that reason, recognizing to eligible advances, i am pleased to announce that i formally approved the establishment of a new distinguished warfare metal. the model provides distinct departmentwide recognition for the extraordinary achievements that directly impact on combat operations, but that do not involve acts of valor or physical risk to combat entails. our military reserves highest accretions obviously for those who displayed gallantry and valor in action when the lights are on the line and we will co
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lou: they have postponed cia director brennan at least until next week. diane feinstein demanding the white house turnover more details, this is the leading polygaleadnational security i tr to say. >> i think that the administtion politically in a little bit of trouble. secretary of defense, on the rope, the plan who'll be cia director, a question there so i think if you look at both of those things together, the administration is having issues. i think they will both be confirmed but you will have a very weakened secretary of defense two has two jobs. he is weakened by a thousand blows, the longer he twists in the wind, the longer people find out things they will find out overdue library books from fifth grade, it will be a cut, cut, i think he will have a lot of trouble doing the job that the presidentments him to do. lou: -- presidentments him to do. lou: waleed, senator feinstein and her colleagues, they are looking at drone strikes against terrorists. they want to understand more about benghazi. at what point in your assessment your judgment,d does t
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benghazi attack is one of the problems the president wants to head the cia john brennan who served as chief counter-terrorism advisor to the white house. they have specific acknowledge to the response time line. when it comes to hagel democrats and republicans can't agree on what's happening right now even amount to go a filibuster. >> it's shocking my republican colleagues were leave the nation without fully empowered secretary of defense during all of the things we have going on in the world including a war. >> i think after only two-days of a nomination being on the floor that a republican senator has questions to ask and information to see that they ought to be allowed to do that. >> even though both of the nominations are being delayed the expectation here is both of them will probably get through. it is a question inch the republicans can get from the white house. doug luzader live in morning. it is 47 minutes after the top of the hour. do you think your age is behind technology? tech guru clayton morris is here to answer questions next. >> a mob of caning rues look at this. the
benghazi attack is one of the problems the president wants to head the cia john brennan who served as chief counter-terrorism advisor to the white house. they have specific acknowledge to the response time line. when it comes to hagel democrats and republicans can't agree on what's happening right now even amount to go a filibuster. >> it's shocking my republican colleagues were leave the nation without fully empowered secretary of defense during all of the things we have going on in the...
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then, senators grill the president's nominee for cia director over the targeted killing of terrorist suspects. we will ask our sunday panel about new demands to lift the veil on drone strikes. and our power player of the week can tell you almost everything the president does and how you often he does it. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. when president obama delivers his state of the union is speech tuesday, one big issue will be sequestration. $85 billion in automatic spending cuts due to kick in march 1. the white house now warns this will mean damaging layoffs of teachersers law enforcement and food safety inspectors and the pentagon will be hit, too. they propose a mix of spending cuts and, yes, more taxes through limiting deductions for the wealthy. i sat down late friday with house democratic leader nancy pelosi and asked her are about the fast approaching deadline. congress woman pa lo pelosi, we back to "fox news sunday." >> welcome to the capitol. >> the white house says sequestration will have a severe effect on many
then, senators grill the president's nominee for cia director over the targeted killing of terrorist suspects. we will ask our sunday panel about new demands to lift the veil on drone strikes. and our power player of the week can tell you almost everything the president does and how you often he does it. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. when president obama delivers his state of the union is speech tuesday, one big issue...
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. >> john brennan, cia director, and chuck hagel as secretary of defense, we want to make sure we have those guys sitting in the chairs working because i don't want there to have been something missed because of this hang-up in washington. >> john mccain acknowledged hagel will get the vote soon, and that probably will be confirmed soon, but mccain's not voting for him. i believe he is qualifinot qual but i believe we shouldn't hold up the vote any longer. >> senator lindsey graham. >> i think we're doing our job to scrutinize i think one of the most unqualified radical choices for secretary of defense in a very long time. >> amazing that a former republican senator from nebraska would be called a radical choice for secretary of defense by a fellow republican. even approving to hagel is confirmed when the senate reconvenes next week, the damage may be done. >> quote, it's going to put him in a difficult position once he gets there. i don't think everyone will say we've put you through the ringer, now forget about it. i think it's tragic and i think it's shameful. on "meet the press," m
. >> john brennan, cia director, and chuck hagel as secretary of defense, we want to make sure we have those guys sitting in the chairs working because i don't want there to have been something missed because of this hang-up in washington. >> john mccain acknowledged hagel will get the vote soon, and that probably will be confirmed soon, but mccain's not voting for him. i believe he is qualifinot qual but i believe we shouldn't hold up the vote any longer. >> senator lindsey...
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sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opinions about the nation's lie detector policy too many honest people are too many people who should be passing their tests aren't and i and there's no there's no accountability for that. last year more than seventy three thousand americans were reportedly required to undergo polygraph tests in order to get or keep jobs with the federal government according to an investigation by mcclatchy newspapers a growing number of u.s. agencies are asking employees and applicants intimate questions that extend way beyond the realm of national security probing matters such as sexual conduct financial matters and past personal relationships a woman was pressured to talk about her experience being molested as a child and when the polar bear for said that he refused to go on with the interrogation he alleges that he was pressured to go back and continue interrogating our scientists found that polygraphs aren't reliable enough to prevent innocent people from failing
sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opinions about the nation's lie detector policy too many honest people are too many people who should be passing their tests aren't and i and there's no there's no accountability for that. last year more than seventy three thousand americans were reportedly required to undergo polygraph tests in order to get or keep jobs with the federal government according...
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chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brennan for the head of the cia. senator graham now demanding more answers about what happened in benghazi. and the ranking republican on the senate armed services committee, oklahoma senator jim inhofe says one option is to filibuster, delay those nominations. >> i would threaten to cause a 60 vote margin, yes, i will, do it that way. >> harris: the white house now firing back saying outgoing defense secretary leon panetta has already testified at length about benghazi just last week and lawmakers should not play politics with critical nominations. steve centanni live with the news from washington, steve? >> reporter: yeah, there could be an attempt to hold up two important nominations. until the white house answers more questions about benghazi. now, senator lindsey graham want today know if the president worked out personally to libyan leaders during that in benghazi. he seaid that hagel and brennan could be side track until they get the answers they want. stopping short of a filibuster, graham has concerns whethe
chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brennan for the head of the cia. senator graham now demanding more answers about what happened in benghazi. and the ranking republican on the senate armed services committee, oklahoma senator jim inhofe says one option is to filibuster, delay those nominations. >> i would threaten to cause a 60 vote margin, yes, i will, do it that way. >> harris: the white house now firing back saying outgoing defense secretary leon panetta has already...
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ahead of two confirmations as some lawmakers are demanding answers from president obama's picks for cia director and defense secretary regarding the attack in benghazi, libya. >>> plus, we are two days away from president obama's state of the union address. our fox 5 political analyst joins us for a preview of what to expect. the news at 10:00 will be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progogres. i just finished a bowl of your light chicken pot pie soup and it was so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant [ male announcer ] the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the 2013 ram 1500 with best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. the new ram 1500. motor trend's 2013 truck of the year. >>> republican senator lindsay graham vowing no confirmatio
ahead of two confirmations as some lawmakers are demanding answers from president obama's picks for cia director and defense secretary regarding the attack in benghazi, libya. >>> plus, we are two days away from president obama's state of the union address. our fox 5 political analyst joins us for a preview of what to expect. the news at 10:00 will be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progogres. i just finished a bowl of your light chicken pot pie soup and it was so rich and creamy......
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they've also said they will do this regarding john brennan who would be the choice to lead the cia. he would be much more directly involved in the benghazi matter, but this is a way to try to pressure the administration to provide information that congress believes it has a right to have. now, the white house could certainly argue that what the president was doing or what time he went to bed, those sorts of questions, are sort of under an executive privilege. they don't have to tell them about that. it does have a political question. how engaged was the president once he was notified at 5:00 p.m. by secretary panetta that there was an unfolding assault happening in benghazi. those are things that came out through recent testimony through panetta, and the joint chiefs chair that had he had not spoken to the president again after initially informing hem. that created a new sort of political oxygen for republicans who want to know if there was a missing ambassador, what was the president doing, and, of course, the white house says that he was being properly informed by his national sec
they've also said they will do this regarding john brennan who would be the choice to lead the cia. he would be much more directly involved in the benghazi matter, but this is a way to try to pressure the administration to provide information that congress believes it has a right to have. now, the white house could certainly argue that what the president was doing or what time he went to bed, those sorts of questions, are sort of under an executive privilege. they don't have to tell them about...
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but in any case, you're not going to have a cia director either until after the recess. >> if chuck hagel ultimately ends up confirmed, and that was part of the white house statement today saying listen, he has majority support, he got 58 votes on the cloture vote today, which implies he is going to be confirmed, if they ever allow a vote. once we get defense secretary chuck hagel, what does what we just went through mean for what the relationship's going to be like between congress and the pentagon? congress and the pentagon are a little bit at each other's throats right now anyway because of the negotiations around the sequester and how the pentagon budget is going to proceed not only over this next year but over the next few years. what's it going to mean between congress and the pentagon once chuck hagel's in charge after they made him go through this? >> well, if the president thought that by having a republican in the cabinet at the pentagon he was going to buy any kind of loyalty or relationship with republican senators, he can think again about that. because this simply isn't happ
but in any case, you're not going to have a cia director either until after the recess. >> if chuck hagel ultimately ends up confirmed, and that was part of the white house statement today saying listen, he has majority support, he got 58 votes on the cloture vote today, which implies he is going to be confirmed, if they ever allow a vote. once we get defense secretary chuck hagel, what does what we just went through mean for what the relationship's going to be like between congress and...
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family through a public process that could bring up e-mails that came to light during the resignation of cia director david petraeus. allen exchanged e-mails with tampa socialite joe kelly, and even though a subsequent review cleared allen of any inappropriate activity, yesterday defense secretary leon panetta said allen has been under a tremendous amount of pressure and urged the general to take some time on whether decides whether to take or leave the nato post. >>> turning to the markets and a corporate marriage on valentine's day, american airlines and us airways have formally announced plans to merge, creating the world's largest air carrier. that happens about every three years, doesn't it? this new airline will keep the american name and its ceo. it will offer 6,700 daily flights to nearly 60 countries. it's not the only big deal on wall street today. berkshire hathaway and 3g capital have agreed to buy heinz, a deal valued at more than $23 billion. the news sent the kech yaup maker's stock up more than 20%. should make for an interesting new closure report the next time we look at th
family through a public process that could bring up e-mails that came to light during the resignation of cia director david petraeus. allen exchanged e-mails with tampa socialite joe kelly, and even though a subsequent review cleared allen of any inappropriate activity, yesterday defense secretary leon panetta said allen has been under a tremendous amount of pressure and urged the general to take some time on whether decides whether to take or leave the nato post. >>> turning to the...